Grenville Roy Cain

M, b. 3 June 1885, d. 30 December 1927
FatherJames Cain
MotherElizabeth Boyd
Name Change His name was legally changed to Clark. 
Birth*Grenville Roy Cain was born on 3 June 1885 at Georgetown, Halton, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3  
Occupation*He was a printer between 1907 and 1913 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.1,4,5 
Marriage*He married Ida Florence Weeks, daughter of William Weeks and Sarah Susannah (Switzer) Weeks, on 6 March 1907 at Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Weeks and Sarah Susannah (Switzer) Weeks.1 
Residence*Grenville Roy Clark and Ida Florence (Weeks) Clark lived in 1908 at 207 McCaul Street, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.4 
(Informant) BirthGrenville Roy Clark was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Marjorie Hazel Clark on 30 April 1908 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.4,2 
ResidenceGrenville Roy Clark and Ida Florence (Weeks) Clark lived in 1913 at 369B Clinton Street, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.5 
(Informant) BirthGrenville Roy Clark was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Ivy Edna Clark on 28 January 1913 at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.5,2,6 
Marriage*Grenville Roy Clark married Muriel Rose Sawyer, daughter of George Edward Sawyer and Alimira Elizabeth Hutchison, on 8 October 1919 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Amos Thiel and Ethel Alberta (Ingram) Thiel.7,8 
OccupationGrenville Roy Cain was a machinist in a knitting factory in 1921 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
OccupationHe was an agent between 1921 and 1926 at Prudential Life Insurance Company, Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.9 
Residence*He and Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark lived between 1921 and 1926 at Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.10,9 
Census*Grenville Roy Clark appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark on the census of 1921 at Victoria Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The household also included Marjorie Hazel Clark and Ivy Edna Clark.2 
OccupationGrenville Roy Clark was an insurance agent between 1926 and 1927 at Prudential Life Insurance Company, St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.9,3 
ResidenceHe and Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark lived in 1927 at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada.11 
Will (None)*Grenville Roy Clark died without having left a will.12 
Death*He died on 30 December 1927 of "acute peritonitis, perforated duodenal ulcer" at St. Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 42.3,13,12
Burial*He was buried on 3 January 1928 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3,14
(Deceased) GuardianshipAfter the death of Grenville Roy Clark, Muriel Rose (Sawyer) Clark was granted guardianship of Marjorie Hazel Clark and Ivy Edna Clark and assigned as trustee of a fund of $2,900 from his estate for the aupport of his minor children on 27 June 1928 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada.12 

Family 1

Ida Florence Weeks b. 4 Mar 1884
Marriage*Grenville Roy Clark married Ida Florence Weeks, daughter of William Weeks and Sarah Susannah (Switzer) Weeks, on 6 March 1907 at Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included William Weeks and Sarah Susannah (Switzer) Weeks.1 
Children

Family 2

Muriel Rose Sawyer b. 19 Dec 1893, d. 15 Aug 1970
Marriage*Grenville Roy Clark married Muriel Rose Sawyer, daughter of George Edward Sawyer and Alimira Elizabeth Hutchison, on 8 October 1919 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Amos Thiel and Ethel Alberta (Ingram) Thiel.7,8 
Child
  • Gwendolyn Muriel Clark
Last Edited4 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S5890] Ontario marriage registrations, 6 Mar 1907, no. 017272, Grenville Clark and Ida Weeks; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 25 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 130, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  2. [S5893] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 22, p. 4, dwelling 48, family 48, Grenville Clark household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 25 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  3. [S5894] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Grenville R Clark registration no. 027264 (30 Dec 1927); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 25 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 351, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  4. [S5891] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Marjory Hazel Clark registration no. 003834 (30 Apr 1908); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 25 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 191, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  5. [S5892] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Ivy Edna Clark registration no. 002548 (28 Jan 1913); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 25 Feb 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 237, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  6. [S5898] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 26, p. 6, dwelling 46, family 47, Murial Clark household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 26 Feb 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  7. [S4633] Ontario marriage registrations, 8 Oct 1919, no. 021252, Grenville Roy Clark and Muriel Rose Sawyer; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 12 May 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 501, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  8. [S5899] "Obituaries: Mrs. Grenville Clark," The Huron Expositor (Seaforth), 20 Aug 1970, p. 8, col. 5.
  9. [S5901] "Moves to St. Marys," The Goderich Star, 21 Jan 1926, p. 1, col. 3.
  10. [S5887] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Estate files, 9046-9147 1925-1926," unpaginated, estate file 9063 , Emma Lucinda Sawyer, Letters of Administration granted 03 Nov 1925; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MZ-CRNB : accessed 24 Feb 2025), images 414-434 of 2971; citing FHL digital film 8444694 of original records in the Archives of Ontario.
  11. [S5923] Mitchell, Ontario, Mortgage, instrument no. MIT8384, Lot 356, Plan 339 (1927), Muriel Rose Clark to Charles Symons, 12 Sep 1927; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 04 Mar 2025).
  12. [S5897] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Estate files, 9713-9799 1928," unpaginated, estate file 9721 , Granville Roy Clark, Letters of Guardianship granted 27 Jun 1928; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MZ-HXCP : accessed 26 Feb 2025), images 274-298 of 2984; citing FHL digital film 8444701 of original records in the Archives of Ontario.
  13. [S5896] "Obituary: Clark," The Goderich Star, 05 Jan 1928, p. 1, col. 6.
  14. [S5895] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 Feb 2025), photograph, memorial # 203330617, gravestone for Grenville R. Clark (1927), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.